Category Archives: Animals
What to Expect When Your A/C Goes Out in 100+ Temps
Hopefully this is a somewhat humorous and enlightening post regarding what I’ve learned firsthand this week living without air conditioning. We live in Texas, it is mid-July, and the daily temps, unfortunately, have reached 107+ every day this week. … Continue reading
Deer Resistant Gardening
Recently my husband and I took a quick weekend trip to East Texas to get a glimpse of what retirement might look like should we choose the area. If you haven’t had the pleasure of visiting the piney woods of … Continue reading
Non-Toxic Houseplants
This post is a quick turnaround response to my former article entitled, Houseplants to Brighten Your Winter. You see, as a person who enjoys and respects all forms of nature, especially our children and pets, it was reasonably assumed I featured only … Continue reading
Cat Grass
Since most of us are in the midst of winter and our lawns are yellow, brown or bare, our outdoor and indoor/outdoor cats may not have much greenery to partake of. While the jury is out regarding the benefits of … Continue reading
A Dog Named Chumpie
Originally published early January 2012 There is a little white dog with reddish-brown spots that lives, unfenced, two doors down from my mom (about 6 acres away). He probably isn’t full bred, but he definitely has a lot of Bud … Continue reading
Biscuit – Pyscho Cat
Originally posted Nov 2012 I wasn’t planning to write a post this morning. I have one in the works regarding pansies and ornamental cabbages, but it isn’t quite finished yet. This is the week of Thanksgiving and I am so … Continue reading
Gardening with Dogs
Originally published September 2011. I begin this article with a chuckle as I think of the photo I snapped above of my elderly blind and deaf dog, Buzz, who happened to be dragging several rather dry plugs of St. Augustine … Continue reading
